Feb. 28, 2011 is the 1310th anniversary of the Poet Li Bai, one of the greatest poets in world history. Many people "纪念 (jìniàn) commemorated" this event on microblog sites in China that are similar to Twitter. Google has also released a special commemoration doodle. As China's representative poet, he has profoundly influenced Chinese culture. Even today, people in China are still trying to learn and study his poems.

Tang poetry represents a major part of Chinese literary achievement and it is widely agreed that Li Bai was the greatest poet during the Tang Dynasty, and in China he is regarded as both "诗仙 (shīxiān) the God of poetry" and "酒仙 (jiǔxiān) the God of wine" because he always wrote his great poems while drinking. His poems are revered by phrases such as: "笔落惊风雨，诗成泣鬼神。(Bǐ luò jīng fēngyǔ, shī chéng qì guǐshén.) When the pen is to paper, the wind and rain have been shocked, and when the poetry is finished, even the ghosts and spirits have been touched by it."

Li Bai used all of his creative ability to make his poems perfect in both content and form. Although his poems contain his subjective expressions, readers always feel that his writings are true. He always used a variety of methods to make his poems memorable and moving. Li Bai is also called "游侠 (yóu xiá) traveling knight" by people since he loves traveling, so most of his masterpieces describe the beautiful scenery of China. Let's have a look at some of his poems:

3. Yes, this online Chinese lesson is good. 思念 also means to miss. It can be used in a number of ways, such as referring to great people, relatives and so on, while 想念 is used for some people or surroundings that you may see. But 怀念 is used only for great people or beautiful scenery, such as人们永远怀念这位民族英雄 People have long cherished the memory of this national hero.